FOR A 97 YEAR OLD DOCTOR, THIS IS WHAT HE HAS TO SAY!!!!!!

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FOR A 97 YEAR OLD DOCTOR, THIS IS WHAT HE HAS TO SAY!!!!!!*At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the

world's longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara's magic touchislegendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke'sInternational Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke's College of

Nursing.After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital and collegespringing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit andbusiness savvy, the doctor turned these institutions into the nation's

topmedical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of theboard of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try newthings,he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one

" Living Long, Living Good " that has sold more than 1.2 million copies.Asthe founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others tolivea long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the

doctor himself.****Doctor Shigeaki Hinohara** **JUDIT** **KAWAGUCHIPHOTO**Energy comes from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot.Weall remember how as children, when we were having fun, we often forgot

toeat or sleep. I believe that we can keep that attitude as adults, too.It'sbest not to tire the body with too many rules such as lunchtime andbedtime.**All people who live long   regardless of nationality, race or gender

 share one thing in common:None are overweight... For breakfast I drinkcoffee, a glass of milk and some orange juice with a tablespoon of oliveoilin it. Olive oil is great for the arteries and keeps my skin healthy.

Lunchis milk and a few cookies, or nothing when I am too busy to eat. I nevergethungry because I focus on my work.. Dinner is veggies, a bit of fish andrice, and, twice a week, 100 grams of lean meat..*

*Always plan ahead. My schedule book is already full until 2014, withlectures and my usual hospital work. In 2016 I'll have some fun, though:Iplan to attend the Tokyo Olympics!**There is no need to ever retire, but if one must, it should be a lot

laterthan 65. The current retirement age was set at 65 half a century ago,whenthe average life-expectancy in Japan was 68 years and only 125 Japanesewereover 100 years old. Today, Japanese women live to be around 86 and men

80,and we have 36,000 centenarians in our country. In 20 years we will haveabout 50,000 people over the age of 100...**Share what you know. I give 150 lectures a year, some for 100elementary-school children, others for 4,500 business people. I usually

speak for 60 to 90 minutes, standing, to stay strong.**When a doctor recommends you take a test or have some surgery, askwhetherthe doctor would suggest that his or her spouse or children go throughsuch

a procedure. Contrary to popular belief, doctors can't cure everyone. Sowhycause unnecessary pain with surgery  I think music and animal therapycanhelp more than most doctors imagine.**To stay healthy, always take the stairs and carry your own stuff. I

taketwo stairs at a time, to get my muscles moving.**My inspiration is Robert Browning's poem " Abt Vogler. " My father usedtoread it to me. It encourages us to make big art, not small scribbles. It

says to try to draw a circle so huge that there is no way we can finishitwhile we are alive. All we see is an arch; the rest is beyond our visionbutit is there in the distance.**Pain is mysterious, and having fun is the best way to forget it. If a

childhas a toothache, and you start playing a game together, he or sheimmediately forgets the pain. Hospitals must cater to the basic need ofpatients: We all want to have fun. At St. Luke's we have music and

animaltherapies, and art classes.**Don't be crazy about amassing material things. Remember: You don't knowwhen your number is up, and you can't take it with you to the nextplace.**Hospitals must be designed and prepared for major disasters, and they

mustaccept every patient who appears at their doors. We designed St....Luke'sso we can operate anywhere: in the basement, in the corridors, in thechapel. Most people thought I was crazy to prepare for a catastrophe,

but onMarch 20, 1995, I was unfortunately proven right when members of the AumShinrikyu religious cult launched a terrorist attack in the Tokyosubway. Weaccepted 740 victims and in two hours figured out that it was sarin gas

thathad hit them. Sadly we lost one person, but we saved 739 lives.**Science alone can't cure or help people. Science lumps us all together,butillness is individual. Each person is unique, and diseases are connected

totheir hearts. To know the illness and help people, we need liberal andvisual arts, not just medical ones.**Life is filled with incidents. On March 31, 1970, when I was 59 yearsold,I boarded the Yodogo, a flight from Tokyo to Fukuoka. It was a beautiful

sunny morning, and as Mount Fuji came into sight, the plane was hijackedbythe Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction. I spent the next fourdayshandcuffed to my seat in 40-degree heat. As a doctor, I looked at it all

asan experiment and was amazed at how the body slowed down in a crisis.**Find a role model and aim to achieve even more than they could ever do.Myfather went to the United States in 1900 to study at DukeUniversity in

NorthCarolina. He was a pioneer and one of my heroes. Later I found a fewmorelife guides, and when I am stuck, I ask myself how they would deal withtheproblem.**It's wonderful to live long. Until one is 60 years old, it is easy to

workfor one's family and to achieve one's goals. But in our later years, weshould strive to contribute to society. Since the age of 65, I haveworkedas a volunteer. I still put in 18 hours seven days a week and love every

minute of it.*--

 

" O Shirdi Sai Nath, Give me the guidance to know when to hold on and when to let go and the Grace to make right decision with dignity "

" The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In The Beauty Of Their Dreams " Om Sai Ram~Anil~